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Russia has very evil tools, and they are after far bigger prizes than the DNC. Their 2016 campaign sought to gain influence, pick up dirt by hacking, and sow discord, which is the classic pattern they carry out in many other countries ...

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Russia has very evil tools, and they are after far bigger prizes than the DNC. Their 2016 campaign sought to gain influence, pick up dirt by hacking, and sow discord, which is the classic pattern they carry out in many other countries ...

Kim Jong Un may or may not have watched news coverage of the strike on Syria by the US, Britain and France. If he did, he and the North Korean elite saw four things that should make them want to talk even more. Same goes for the mullahs of Iran ...

We have a Trump Doctrine. It's principled realism and here are the 4 principles: Protect the Homeland, Promote American Prosperity, Peace Through Strength and Advance American Influence Abroad. Read the National Security Strategy

Power is central. American economic power is at the foundation and it’s the engine of ...

Nuclear strikes and responses to attacks on the US are handled through a chain of command set up decades ago to ensure civilian control of military forces as mandated by our Constitution. Recently the Senate fussed over Trump's role. "We are concerned that the President of the United States ...

On Nov. 7, President Trump will be the first US president to address South Korea's parliament since 1993. Decision time is coming for Kim Jong Un. After six months of missile tests and one nuclear blast, he's weighing whether to push the international coalition. China said in August ...